•Antonio Vivaldi•1678 –1741•Venice, Italy•Nickname =
The Red Priestbecause he had red hair and he
was baptized at an earlier age than
most of his peers.
Spring has come, and joyfullythe birds welcome it with
cheerful song,
and the streams,caressed by the breath of zephyrs,
flow swiftly with sweet murmurings.
But now the sky is cloaked in blackand thunder and lightning
announce themselves;
when they die away, the little birds
return to fill the air with their sweet song.
Then on the pleasant flower-strewn meadow,to the gentle rustle of leaves and branchesthe goatherd rests,
his faithful dog at his side.
To the rustic bagpipe’s gay sound,nymph and shepherd
dance beneaththe fair spring sky in all its glory
